7:1 My son 1121, keep 8104 8798 my words 561, and lay up 6845 8799 my commandments 4687 with thee.

7:2 Keep 8104 8798 my commandments 4687, and live 2421 8798; and my law 8451 as the apple 380 of thine eye 5869.

7:3 Bind 7194 8798 them upon thy fingers 676, write 3789 8798 them upon the table 3871 of thine heart 3820.

7:4 Say 559 8798 unto wisdom 2451, Thou [art] my sister 269; and call 7121 8799 understanding 998 [thy] kinswoman 4129:

7:5 That they may keep 8104 8800 thee from the strange 2114 8801 woman 802, from the stranger 5237 [which] flattereth 2505 8689 with her words 561.

7:6 For at the window 2474 of my house 1004 I looked 8259 8738 through my casement 822,

7:7 And beheld 7200 8799 among the simple ones 6612, I discerned 995 8799 among the youths 1121, a young man 5288 void 2638 of understanding 3820,(the youths: Heb. the sons)

7:8 Passing through 5674 8802 the street 7784 near 681 her corner 6434; and he went 6805 8799 the way 1870 to her house 1004,

7:9 In the twilight 5399, in the evening 3117 6153, in the black 380 and dark 653 night 3915:(in the evening: Heb. in the evening of day)

7:10 And, behold, there met 7125 8800 him a woman 802 [with] the attire 7897 of an harlot 2181 8802, and subtil 5341 8803 of heart 3820.

7:11 (She [is] loud 1993 8802 and stubborn 5637 8802; her feet 7272 abide 7931 8799 not in her house 1004:

7:12 Now 6471 [is she] without 2351, now 6471 in the streets 7339, and lieth in wait 693 8799 at 681 every corner 6438.)

7:13 So she caught 2388 8689 him, and kissed 5401 8804 him, [and] with an impudent 5810 8689 face 6440 said 559 8799 unto him,(with…: Heb. she strengthened her face and said)

7:14 [I have] peace 8002 offerings 2077 with me; this day 3117 have I payed 7999 8765 my vows 5088.(I have…: Heb. Peace offerings are upon me)

7:15 Therefore came I forth 3318 8804 to meet 7125 8800 thee, diligently to seek 7836 8763 thy face 6440, and I have found 4672 8799 thee.

7:16 I have decked 7234 8804 my bed 6210 with coverings 4765 of tapestry, with carved 2405 [works], with fine linen 330 of Egypt 4714.

7:17 I have perfumed 5130 8804 my bed 4904 with myrrh 4753, aloes 174, and cinnamon 7076.

7:18 Come 3212 8798, let us take our fill 7301 8799 of love 1730 until the morning 1242: let us solace 5965 8691 ourselves with loves 159.

7:19 For the goodman 376 [is] not at home 1004, he is gone 1980 8804 a long 7350 journey 1870:

7:20 He hath taken 3947 8804 a bag 6872 of money 3701 with him 3027, [and] will come 935 8799 home 1004 at the day 3117 appointed 3677.(with…: Heb. in his hand)(the day…: or, the new moon)

7:21 With her much 7230 fair speech 3948 she caused him to yield 5186 8689, with the flattering 2506 of her lips 8193 she forced 5080 8686 him.

7:22 He goeth 1980 8802 after 310 her straightway 6597, as an ox 7794 goeth 935 8799 to the slaughter 2874, or as a fool 191 to the correction 4148 of the stocks 5914;(straightway: Heb. suddenly)

7:23 Till a dart 2671 strike 6398 8762 through his liver 3516; as a bird 6833 hasteth 4116 8763 to the snare 6341, and knoweth 3045 8804 not that it [is] for his life 5315.

7:24 Hearken 8085 8798 unto me now therefore, O ye children 1121, and attend 7181 8685 to the words 561 of my mouth 6310.

7:25 Let not thine heart 3820 decline 7847 8799 to her ways 1870, go not astray 8582 8799 in her paths 5410.

7:26 For she hath cast down 5307 8689 many 7227 wounded 2491: yea, many strong 6099 [men] have been slain 2026 8803 by her.

7:27 Her house 1004 [is] the way 1870 to hell 7585, going down 3381 8802 to the chambers 2315 of death 4194.

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